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Vocabulary "T.M.D.G."
Grammar
"The Most Dangerous Game"
Grammar II
Literary Elements
100

Which vocabulary word means a meal?

What is repast

100

punctuation mark that separates two sentences but keeps the same thought

What is a semicolon

100
The protagonist of the story
Who is Sanger Rainsford
100

What does the abbreviation "e.g." mean?

What is "exempli gratias"...for example

100
General Zaroff's paradise, Ship-Trap island, could be considered this literary element...if you're of the General's mindset...
What is irony
200

So remarkable as to seem supernatural

What is uncanny

200

How must nouns & verbs agree?

What is in number

200
Antagonist of the story
Who is General Zaroff
200

What do the acronyms "A.D." mean?

What is "in anno domini"

200
In "The Necklace," Mathilde suffers from this literary element...too bad she didn't just tell Mme. Forrestier she lost the paste...
What is internal conflict
300
With an expression of care or concern
What is solicitously
300

Commas that list items are called these?

What are serial commas

300
What is General Zaroff's final verdict in the story? Meaning, what is his fate at the story's end?
What is a meal for the hounds
300

The following punctuation mark "..." indicates two uses- what are they?

What is a continuation & shift in time

300
In both stories, the authors leave many clues that readers may use to make educated guesses about later events in their respective stories...you could have two, possible responses and still be correct...
What is either foreshadowing or inference
400
Using context clues where the vocabulary word is omitted, guess the vocabulary word: "If my quarry _______ me for three whole days, he wins the game."
What is elude(s)
400

How would one rewrite the following date WITHOUT using punctuation?    (October 9, 2019)

What is 9 October 2019

400
Both General Zaroff & Ivan are considered this- a term meaning "free man"...the group were hunters & fisherman who grouped together and formed a military society...very fierce and combative people...
What is a Cossack
400

In a serial comma, the comma placed before the conjunction is called this?

What is the Oxford comma

400
A synonym for the last stage of plot, resolution, may also be called this French term...how convenient reading "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant...
What is denouement
500
Using context clues where the vocabulary word is omitted, guess the vocabulary word: "But I think I can show you that your ________ are quite ill-founded."
What is/are scruples
500

How would an individual show singular possession for the following: "This is Mr. Burns car." 

What is "This is Mr. Burns's car."

500
"Life is for the strong, to be lived by the strong, and, if needs be, taken by the strong." This philosophy that General Zaroff reveals is known as...
What is Darwinism
500

The abbreviation "i.e." means this?

What is "id est"...that is

500
An author's attitude toward his subject matter
What is tone